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Chess Slovak Masters
The closed invitational grandmaster round-robin – the top event of the Chess Slovak Open festival in Skalica, Slovakia.
The strongest chess tournament ever held in Slovakia — the 2026 Masters had an average rating of 2603.
About the tournament
The Masters is the closed grandmaster tournament of the Chess Slovak Open festival. It is played by invitation of the organiser under the round-robin system – every player meets every other player – with classical time control and FIDE rating. The exact conditions of each edition are set by that year’s regulations.
Masters 2026 – facts and results
Aditya Mittal and Abhimanyu Mishra finished on 5.5/9 with identical tie-breaks and shared the title; Daniel Dardha, also on 5.5 points, was third on tie-break. None of the three lost a game.
| # | Masters 2026 – final standings | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1.–2. | GM Aditya Mittal (IND, 2593) | 5.5 |
| 1.–2. | GM Abhimanyu Mishra (USA, 2630) | 5.5 |
| 3. | GM Daniel Dardha (BEL, 2601) | 5.5 |
| 4. | GM Anton Korobov (UKR, 2609) | 5 |
| 5. | GM Leon Luke Mendonca (IND, 2631) | 4.5 |
| 6. | GM David Navara (CZE, 2619) | 4.5 |
| 7. | GM Jerguš Pecháč (SVK, 2536) | 4 |
| 8. | GM Alexandr Fier (BRA, 2566) | 4 |
| 9. | GM Alexander Donchenko (GER, 2633) | 3.5 |
| 10. | GM Ihor Samunenkov (UKR, 2616) | 3 |
Chess Slovak Open 2027
The 9th edition of Chess Slovak Open takes place on 21–29 August 2027 at the House of Culture, Skalica. The 2027 tournament programme, fields, conditions, entry fees and prizes will be published in the 2027 regulations; registration is not open yet.
The field, conditions and prize fund of the 2027 Masters have not been announced yet. Under the 2026 rules, the winner of Open A earned the right to participate in the following year’s Masters – in 2026 this right was earned by GM Nikola Sedlák.
Venue – House of Culture, Skalica
The tournaments were played in Skalica’s historic House of Culture. The Art Nouveau building’s massive walls help maintain a naturally comfortable indoor temperature even during the summer.
The 2027 edition will also take place at the House of Culture, Skalica.
Masters champions
| Year | Champion | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | GM Aditya Mittal (IND) & GM Abhimanyu Mishra (USA) | 5.5 / 9 |
| 2021 | GM Anton Korobov (UKR) | — |
| 2020 | GM Ivan Šarić (CRO) | — |
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Practical information (2026 edition)
These pages were written for the 2026 edition. Updated information for 2027 will follow.